Video: How do steroids work against COVID?

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Steroid treatments have been mentioned in the news lately as potential medical interventions for certain persons infected with COVID-19.

CIDD Director Dr. Elizabeth McGraw explains how a steroidal medicine works, why it's used, and what present in patients that might lead doctors to consider it as a treatment.

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